- Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. To deodorize a smelly room, place an open box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a shelf in the room. Or dissolve two teaspoons Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in two cups of water in a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle, and spray the air.
- Bounce. To freshen the air in a dresser drawer, closet, or room, place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer, hang one from a hanger in the closet, or tape one to the front of a fan (or air-conditioning vent) and turn it on.
- Car-Freshener Pine Trees. To freshen the air in your home, hang your a Car Freshener Pine Tree in the house from the blinds.
- Downy Fabric Softener. Mix one tablespoon Downy Fabric Softener with two cups water in a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle, and spray the solution as an air freshener to make your home smell April fresh.
- Heinz White Vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with undiluted Heinz White Vinegar, and spray it around your home as a natural air freshener. The pungent smell quickly of vinegar dissipates, leaving your home smelling clean and fresh.
- Ivory Soap. To freshen the air in closed spaces, place an unwrapped bar of Ivory soap in drawers, linen closets, and storage trunks. Replace the bar of soap every few months.
- Johnson & Johnson Cotton Balls. To fragrance the air in your home, saturate a Johnson & Johnson Cotton Ball with perfume or cologne, and place it in the bag of your vacuum cleaner before vacuuming the carpets.
- Kingsford Charcoal Briquets. A clean, used coffee can filled with untreated Kingsford Charcoal Briquets placed in a closet or chest absorbs odors.
- Lipton Tea Bags, ReaLemon, and Mr. Coffee Filters. Steep two Lipton Tea Bags in two cups of boiling water, let cool, and two tablespoons ReaLemon, strain through a Mr. Coffee filter, and pour the solution into a sixteen-ounce trigger spray bottle. Tea is an all-natural air freshener.
- Maxwell House Coffee. A freshly opened can of Maxwell House Coffee deodorizes and freshens the air in a room. Or fill a small bowl with fresh coffee grounds and set it in a corner of the room.
- McCormick Vanilla Extract. To fragrance the air in your home, saturate a cotton ball with McCormick Vanilla Extract and place it in your vacuum cleaner bag before vacuuming the house. Or place a cotton ball saturated with vanilla extract on a saucer and set it in a corner of the room.
- Mennen Speed Stick. Apply Mennen Speed Stick to an incandescent light bulb and then turn on the lamp. The heat from the light bulb will slowly melt the deodorant, freshening the air in the room. You can also cut up chunks of from the bar of deodorant and place them around the house. Or remove the lid from a Mennen Speed Stick and place it in a drawer or linen closet.
- Nestea, ReaLemon, and a Mr. Coffee Filter. Mix up two cups Nestea, add two tablespoons ReaLemon lemon juice, and strain through a Mr. Coffee Filter. Pour the solution into a sixteen-ounce trigger spray bottle and spray around your home to freshen the air.
- Tidy Cats. To prevent musty, damp odors in a closed summerhouse, fill shallow boxes with unused Tidy Cats. Place one box in each room before closing up the house. The cat box filler absorbs moisture and musty, lingering odors.
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